Two nabbed as Enugu police bust tricycle stealing syndicate in South-East
The police command in Enugu state has busted a tricycle stealing syndicate operating within some states in the South-East.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement in Enugu on Monday, said that the police had arrested two suspected members of the syndicate.
Mr Ndukwe said that the feat was achieved by the command’s detectives, serving in Central Police Station (CPS) Enugu, with support from Neighbourhood Watch Group members.
“Michael Okorie, 18, and Christian Okorie, 19, both male and of Onicha Local Government Area in Ebonyi State, were on April 5, 2024, at about 11 a.m., arrested by police detectives.
“They were arrested at Mbanugo Street within Coal Camp axis of Enugu metropolis, and a stolen yellow-coloured TVC tricycle recovered from them.
“Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to having been committing the criminal act of stealing in Ebonyi and Enugu States.
“They further confessed to having stolen the recovered tricycle from where it was parked on April 4, 2024, during a wake, and were in the process of selling it before they were apprehended,” he said.
He said that the suspects would be arraigned and prosecuted once investigations are concluded.
(NAN)
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